August  2004 / Vol 6 No 8

   

949 Area Code

15th Street Surf Shop
673-5810
2W Market
673-2240
Abbondanza Italian Bistro

673-1930

American Bevel
723-2900
American Legion 
673-5070
Amy's Psychic Boutique
723-1177

Back to the Beach
723-4773
Balboa's
675-3017

Balboa Angling Club
673-6316
Balboa Bakery
673-2040
Balboa Beach
Coin Wash

675-8861
Balboa Beach Treats
723-5701
Balboa Bikes 'n'
Beach Stuff

723-1516
Balboa Boat Rentals
673-7200
Balboa Bob Handyman
413-8187

Balboa Eyewear
723-0783
Balboa Fun Zone
673-0408
Balboa Gift Alley
673-6275
Balboa Gift House
673-5643
Balboa Inn
675-3412
Balboa Island Ferry
673-1070
Balboa Kitchen & Bath
675-8026
Balboa Pharmacy
673-5370
Balboa Pilates
675-5888
Balboa Saloon
673-9783
Balboa Sushi 21
723-5351
Balboa Thai Cafe
675-0161
Balboa Theater
673-0895
Balboa Village Market
673-8310
Bal Harbor Liquor
675-6864
Bay Arcade
673-0324
Bay Boat Rentals
675-2456
Bay Burger
675-0660
Bayside Sunglasses
283-5221
Beach Island
723-5271
Bibi Anna's
675-8146
B.J.'s Pizzeria
675-7560
Blue Sails
723-0339
Cabo Cantina

675-7760

Castaways
673-4205
Catalina Passenger Service
673-5245
Christ Church by the Sea Methodist
673-3805

City Hall
644-3309
Class of 47
675-5774
Cold Stone Creamery
673-5030
Davey's Locker
673-1434
Discovery Tours
673-2311
Easy-Ride Bike Rentals
887-5547
Electric Tattoo
675-1412
Fun n Sun
675-4353
Fun Photo Studio
673-3767

Fun Zone Boat Co
673-0240
Gina's Pizza
673-8516
Glamour Nails
723-2098
Global Mortgage Funding
673-4852
Great Mex
675-0808
Hair by Holly
933-0673
Harborside Restaurant
673-4633
Harbour House Coffee
566-9915
Hill's Boat Service
675-0740
Hurd Surf Designs
566-0133

Island Design
673-9118
Island Marine Fuel
673-1103
Island Petals
673-8257
Jazzz Hair Salon
675-1457
J.J.'s Haircutting
675-8406
Kathryn Aileen's
675-5351
Kids at Heart
677-3134
Kites Etc
673-0450
Knot Just Candy
673-1365
Kyle's Alterations
723-0871
Labels Resale Boutique
673-1200
Library
717-3800
Lifeguards
644-3049
Local Color
675-1001
Mack - San's Cafe
675-8659
Main St. Surf Shop
673-4412
Marina Water Sports
673-3372
Mifflin's Taffy
673-4827
Mithrush
675-5646
Mr. Balboa Barbershop
673-6244
Mrs. Fields Cookies
673-4844
Natalie's Beach Cafe
675-3315
Naturally Newport
723-5251
Natural Nails by Daisy
675-9498
Newport's Coffee Bar
723-9227

Newport Harbor Cruises
673-5245
Newport Jet Sports
723-5387
Newport Landing
   Fuel Dock
   673-7878
   Restaurant
   675-2373
   Sport Fishing
   675-0550
Newport Whale Watching
673-0240
New York Style Pizza
675-7808
Noize Music
675-7189
Notary Public
673-0675
Ocean Front Bar & Grill
675-7382
OM
675-3121
Our Lady of  Mount Carmel Catholic Church
673-3775
Pavilion Real Estate 675-8120
Pizza Pete
675-4771
Police (Business)
644-3717
Post Office
675-0720
Pretzel Factory
673-0539
Rif Raf Body Piercing
723-2099
Rock n Bungee
673-2159
Ruby's Diner
675-7829
Santan
675-2817
Seascape Air
673-7348
Shellback Yacht Cruises
632-3736
Shore House Cafe
673-7726
Shoreline
675-6876
Siena  Italian Restaurant
675-6400
Silver Star Castings
723-7827
Skinworks Tattoos
675-8905
Surfside Silver
723-5070
T's Toe Rings & Gifts
566-9947
TalesOfBalboa
673-0675
Taste of Napa
723-8466
Tikiboat
673-0240
Ultraviolet
673-2205
Wedding Boat
673-0240
Young & Restless
675-9529
 

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I spent so many days from about 5: 00 am
to 5:00 pm fishing on the dock below the Pavilion. In the late 60's and early 70's with my childhood friends.$1.00 got you your pick of the blue fiberglass benches and all the Anchovies you could cut for bait. We caught tiny perch and bass and we witnessed in awe when the "Oldtimers" caught a decent sized Halibut. Docked next to the fishing dock was an old tugboat named Undaunted. When the "action" was slow at the dock, we gazed into Undaunted's portholes and imagined where she had been and those she had rescued. Our evenings ended eating those tiny Shiner Perch BBQ'd in the backyard and sleepping under the stars planning our next Pavilion adventure and deciding whose parent would be the next to drive us at 4:30 am! I've returned to that special place with my kids. No $1.00 fishing dock. They were more intrigued by the Fun Zone. I don't know what made it is so special for us thirty-five years ago, I'm just glad it was. Thanks for your web site.
Duglas

Hi Jim, OK I read the "One up man ship" column and have to make a few corrections. As I was entertaining there from 1970 to 1972 with Woody, Old Bob, Jeri, Ray Grimm etc.and the kitchen staff who taught me how to make the famous batter Woody used to make the abalone, heres what really happened. Yes Rick Lawerence and Overland started with the bumper stickers, but it got better. Woody got drunk one night (you could always tell when Woody had reached "bullitt proof" when he was drinking Aqua Vix, the sweedish 105 proof liquor). Woody never drove when he was drunk but ALWAYS took a cab. One particular night, Woody got drunk and took a cab home to Bayshores leaving his new 1970 El Camino in front of Alley West. Lawerence and Overland woke up a sign painter they knew, hot wired Woody's El Camino and had "Alley West, Fine Gourmet Food And Spirits" painted on both doors and the rear tailgate. Woody woke up the next morning saw the abvertising for his neighbors and was pissed. About 2 weeks later, Woody climbs up the garbage shoot at Alley West, opened the doors for his fishing buddies and they drank until 4 or 5 am compliments of Alley West leaving bottles everywhere and the doors wide open. Lawerence and Overland responded by putting 2 lives goats ON the roof at Woody's. The fire dept. showed up chased them around the roof and the goats jumped into the bay and were pulled out by the Harbor Patrol. But it gets better. Christmas week, Overland and Lawerence walk into Woodys's at 8PM on a Friday night with a 9' flocked Xmas tree and stand it up right in front of the hostess stand. Everyone was afraid to touch it because they were all dressed up. Now the coup d gras. Woody gets drunk one night a Bears Lair and when Bear is not looking Woody grabs Bears stuffed teddy bear and high-tails it out the door. Bear is furious and sends Woody a letter stating that if he does not have his bear back by 8PM that Friday he and his employees will march thru Woody's Naked!
Woody just laughed. I was on the stage singing to the audience when at 8:15PM in walks Bear and 4 of his employees stark naked, each holding a mug of beer and they paraded thru Woody's. Needless to say Woody scrambled to find Bears teddy. And that's the way it happened. Give or take a lie or two. Yours faithful Mike Murphy, Sun Valley Idaho

My parents started to rent beach houses in Balboa in the 50's. I remember the rows of the little yellow cottages along E. Bay Blvd.
Later we usually stayed at a house called, "the bay breeze" about a block away from the funzone. We always used the bay beach at the end of Fernando street quite near Christians Hut. Our goal for the summer was to swim across the Bay and touch PT Joe, which was morred in the water. But, alas, we were always stopped by the coast guard and had to swim the long way back to bay side. We also stayed at the "Doll House" a duplex on E. Bay drive at the end of Fernando st. I go back every summer and memories come flooding back.
As a kid I if I had to choose between Disneyland and Balboa, Balboa would win hands down.
Colleen

Does anyone remember Jim Blue? He was around Balboa in 1953, 54. His mother worked in a little cafe next to the post office.
We used to go to the Roundezvous Ballroom and he'd walk me back to our house at 123 Edgewater. It was a group of us and all the way back, we'd sing, "Gee, but it's great, after being out late, walking my baby back home".
It was about the same time that Nat Cole and Billy Eckstein played the Roundezvous.
And because we had no piano at our house, I'd go to the Roudezvous in the late morning to practice my Bach and Chopin.
Carole Ozanian

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Balboa Events Calendar


2nd Wednesday of the Month
 Book Club Luncheon 2 PM
Bibi Anna's

675-8146

Saturdays 3:30 PM - 7 PM
Live Reggae Music
Free Admission (21+)
Cabo Cantina

Saturdays at Sundown
June 12 thru August 28
Annual Flag Lowering Ceremony
Patriotic Music, Taps, Canon Salute.
Balboa Boat Rentals
By the Balboa Island Ferry Landing
Balboa Peninsula

Saturday August 28, 12pm - 9pm
7th Annual Blues on the Bay

American Legion Hall

Saturday September 11
Newport Harbor High School
Corona del Mar High
Class of '64 - 40th Reunion
Balboa Pavilion

Saturday September 18, 8am - 1pm
Coastal Cleanup Day

December 15 - 19
96th Annual
Christmas Boat Parade

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Time Capsule

PLAYER OF THE WEEK


In the 1970s, Dillman's Restaurant would post a sign proclaiming the Player Of The Week. Hangers on, at the circular bar, such as Boats Kennedy and Art La Shell, would be given notoriety for a specific feat. According to Darrel Burke, you would get recognition for such exploits as, "Falling off the barstool, punching your wife, or getting arrested. The sign would feature a picture of the perpetrator and a story about why he was the Player of the week. An example being, when Ron White fell off the boat and landed on a shark, he was made Player of the week with the story, "Ron White goes down on shark."
 

Hi Jim, Saw your photos today in real life by the pavilion, and absolutely loved them. You really capture emotion in them by how the light is cast. so nice.
Have to tell you, you are more handsome in real life than in your photo. xo
Susan in Utah :-)
Jim, for over two years I have been researching my family's history. Recently I was given a Marlin Catch picture taken at the Balboa Angling Club, 4 Jul 1958. The Angler is Zelpha Brent. The boat is the Blue Chip. The Captain is Henry Brent. Two other women are in the picture; one is my Aunt Phyllis Billings. The picture was taken by Kent Hitchcock, Newport Harbor. The Balboa Angling Club doesn't seen to have an email address. Could you forward this to the club. Do they know the boat, the captain or his wife Zelpha? Or any other info about the picture?
Bob Brooks

I LOVE YOU WEBSITE. I AM FROM TUCSON AND DRIVE OVER A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR JUST SO I CAN EAT AT RUBY'S AND MY DAUGHTER CAN EAT AT PETE'S PIZZA. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE BOTH BORN AND RAISED IN TUCSON, BALBOA IS WHERE WE TRULY CONSIDERED OUR HOME. EVERYONE THERE IS SOOO FRIENDLY AND ENJOYABLE TO BE AROUND. I HAVE DRUG MANY FRIENDS WITH ME OVER THE YEARS AND THEY HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH IT ALSO. YOUR WEBSITE IS A WAY TO VISIT EVERYDAY EVEN FROM HOT AND SUNNY TUCSON. WE WILL BE THERE IN JUST UNDER A MONTH AND ARE COUNTING THE DAYS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL WEBSITE.
TAMMY

Jim, I was in your shop on Thursday and I was chatting with you about your pics. I am also trying to get something up and going with my pictures. I thought that I'd email you and see if I could get some hints from a more experienced photographer. How long have you been in business? Where do you get your matts and what is a good price for them? What type of printer do you use? Anything else that you think may help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again,
Roberta Thom

I was a kid 13 years old, my dad bought a house at 101 balboa blvd, we lived there during the summers for 4 or 5 years. Do you have access to pictures, maps etc of the period 1946-1950. Thank you and please advise if available
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